LONDON (Alliance News) - Clean Air Power Ltd Tuesday said it has entered into a collaborative research programme with Queens University in Belfast, to develop a dual-fuel process for small-cylinder diesel engines.
The company, which currently develops dual-fuel combustion technology for heavy-duty engines, said the research programme is aimed at developing a dual-fuel combustion process for application in small-cylinder diesel engines used in the light-duty automotive market.
It said the two- to three-year project is to be carried out at Queens University, and is supported by grant funding from the Department for Education and Learning and the Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy, run by the UK government body, Invest Northern Ireland.
Clean Air Power said that it will provide equipment and technical support for the project, and it has also established a co-operation agreement with the university covering rights on any intellectual property generated.
In the same statement, the company also said that it has continued to strengthen its dual-fuel intellectual property portfolio with the recent granting of a US patent, "Modification of Engine Control Signal Timing by Emulation of Engine Position Sensors."
"This technology further improves Clean Air Power's dual-fuel engine control mechanism and delivers practical advantages in terms of improved gas utilisation and engine performance," it said.
Clean Air Power shares were trading 0.3% higher Tuesday morning, at 7.90 pence.
By Rowena Harris-Doughty; rowenaharrisdoughty@alliancenews.com; @rharrisdoughty
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